生き別れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	別
い Grade: 1	わか Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(い)き別(わか)れる (ikiwakareru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いきわかれ [ìkíwákáré] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ikʲiβ̞a̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Noun

生(い)き別(わか)れ • (ikiwakare)

long separation of close relatives
生(い)き別(わか)れの双(ふた)子(ご)
ikiwakare no futago
twins separated at birth

See also

死(し)に別(わか)れ (shiniwakare)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN